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Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr.

Male 1833 - 1903  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr. was born on 13 Nov 1833 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; died on 1 Feb 1903 in Victoria County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Esther McGrew Hardin says he "was the achiever of the bunch." He was sheriff, and at one time held just about every other office in Victoria Co, TX. He was considered the model sheriff of Texas. Per the Handbook of Texas, Columbus "Old Zip" Thurmond was a native of Tennessee and came to Texas at an early age and settled in Victoria County. He was a merchant in the firm of J.O. Wheeler and became treasurer of Victoria County in 1846. He married in 1858 to Maggie McGrew; they were parents of four children. He operated stores at Goliad and Brownsville between 1863 and 1865, when he became a land agent. He was sheriff of Victoria in 1884. His papers, covering 1831 to 1897, are in the Archives at the University of Texas.

    His birthdate was auspicious. On November 13, 1833, between midnight and dawn, thousands of meteors showered the sky over North America. To the native peoples of the land, it appeared that the stars were falling out of the heavens. Some thought it was the judgment day. Others called it "The Night the Stars Fell".

    A young girl who was a slave at the time of the event said "Somebody in the quarters started yellin' in the middle of the night to come out and to look up at the sky. We went outside and there they was a fallin' everywhere! Big stars coming down real close to the groun' and just before they hit the ground they would burn up! We was all scared. Some O'the folks was screamin' and some was prayin' we all made so much noise, the white folk came out to see what was happenin'. They looked up and then they got scared too."

    The celestial phenomenon called "the most impressive and awesome display ever recorded" was, in fact, the Leonids meteor shower seen in one of its most impressive years. Viewers witnessed 50,000to 150,000 meteors per hour, only equaled by the November 17, 1966 display, when the Leonid shower brought 150,000 meteors per hour. Debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle that orbits the sun every 33 years causes the shower."

    Columbus married Margaret Alice McGrew on 2 Apr 1857 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of John McGrew and Nancy Holliday) was born on 3 Mar 1835 in Mississippi; died on 13 Jul 1914 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Alfred Seymour Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Mar 1858 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1918 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    2. 3. Columbus Lafeyette Thurmond, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1859 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1919 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    3. 4. Annie Laurie Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1862 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    4. 5. Sam Houston Wells Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1901 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    5. 6. Jesse James Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1963 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.
    6. 7. Benjamin Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    7. 8. George Murat Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1873 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1925 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.
    8. 9. Martha Malina Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1879 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1966 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    9. 10. Thomas Pulaski Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1881 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1891 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    10. 11. Benton Mcculloch Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1893 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
    11. 12. John Garibaldi Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1889 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alfred Seymour Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born on 3 Mar 1858 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1918 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

    Alfred married Susan C. Stafford on 29 Nov 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Susan was born before 1865; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ann Stafford Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1884; and died.
    2. 14. Benton Stafford Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1887 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 21 Oct 1951 in Hatch, Dona Ana County, New Mexico; was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Hatch, Do?a Ana County, New Mexico.
    3. 15. Joseph Stafford Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1888; and died.
    4. 16. Martha Stafford Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1889.

  2. 3.  Columbus Lafeyette Thurmond, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born about 1859 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1919 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

    Notes:

    He shares a triple headstone with his parents at the Evergreen Cemetery in Victoria. The informant was Miss Jessie Thurmond of San Antonio.


  3. 4.  Annie Laurie Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born on 13 May 1862 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

    Annie married James January Jones on 6 Dec 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. James was born in Sep 1856 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Fletcher Samuel Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Aug 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in Feb 1936.
    2. 18. Zip Thurmond Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1886; and died.
    3. 19. Margaret Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1890; died on 14 Jan 1967 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.
    4. 20. Laurie Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died about 1912 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

  4. 5.  Sam Houston Wells Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born in 1866 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1901 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Justina Gudat. Justina was born in 1874; died in 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Annie Laura Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895.
    2. 22. Sam Columbia Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1896; died in 1963.
    3. 23. Walter Ben Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898; died in 1970.

  5. 6.  Jesse James Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born in 1871 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1963 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.

  6. 7.  Benjamin Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born in 1872 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

  7. 8.  George Murat Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born on 14 Dec 1873 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1925 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.

    Notes:

    At the time son Seymour died in 1919, they were residents of San Antonio, Texas, living on 914 Fowler Street.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1900 Census
    Texas, Victoria County, Victoria
    Enumerated 9 June 1900
    SD 13 ED 87 Sheet 7A
    300-149-149
    Mitchell, J D Head W M Oct 1848 51 M 28 Tx SC MO Stock Raiser
    Mitchell, Agnes M Wf W F Feb 1852 48 M 28 11/8 Tx Ky Md
    Mitchell, Rebecca Dtr W F Feb 1883 17 S Tx Tx Tx At School
    Mitchell, Acho D Dtr W F Sep 1886 13 S Tx Tx Tx At School
    Mitchell, J D Jr Son W M Dec 1888 11 S Tx Tx Tx At School
    Mitchell, Lafayette W Son W M Feb 1895 5 S Tx Tx Tx At Home
    Thurmond, George M. Boarder Head W M Dec 1873 26 M 3 Tx Ky Tx Lawyer
    Thurmond, Agnes Mitchell Wf W F Oct 1876 25 M 3 2/2 Tx Tx Tx
    Thurmond, George Muratt Son W M Feb 1898 2 S Tx Tx Tx At Home
    Thurmond, Mary Agnes Dtr W F Apr 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx At Home
    Reyas, Olife Servant M F Feb 1864 36 M 3 Tx Mex Tx Cook

    1910 Census
    Texas, Val Verde County, JP One
    Enumerated 21 Apr 1910
    SD 15 ED 138 Sheet 4A
    508-70-72
    Thurmond, Goo. M Head M W 36 m2 6 Tx Tx Tx Attorney Dist Attorney
    Thurmond, Rosa Wf F W 30 m1 6 2/2 Tx Italy/Italian Germany/German
    Thurmond, Murat G Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Thurmond, Mary A Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
    Thurmond, Roger S Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    Thurmond, Alfred S Son M W 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx

    George married Mary Agnes Mitchell on 24 Feb 1897 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Mary was born in Oct 1876 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. George Murat Thurmond, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1898 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1966 in North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    2. 25. Mary Agnes Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1899 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 1958 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.

    George married Rosalia "Rosa" Comolli about 1904. Rosalia was born on 13 Jul 1880 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; died on 6 Feb 1942 in Val Verde County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Roger Harold Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1904 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1970 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.
    2. 27. Alfred Seymour Thurmond  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1909 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1919 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

  8. 9.  Martha Malina Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born on 24 Feb 1879 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1966 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

  9. 10.  Thomas Pulaski Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born in 1881 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1891 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

  10. 11.  Benton Mcculloch Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born in 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1893 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

  11. 12.  John Garibaldi Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (1.Columbus1) was born in 1885 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1889 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Ann Stafford Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alfred2, 1.Columbus1) was born after 1884; and died.

    Notes:

    Said to have married first E. H. MAGGARO and second Edward THURSBY-PELHAM.


  2. 14.  Benton Stafford Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alfred2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 14 Feb 1887 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 21 Oct 1951 in Hatch, Dona Ana County, New Mexico; was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Hatch, Do?a Ana County, New Mexico.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZX4-8SP
    name: Benton Stafford Thurmond
    event: Draft Registration
    registration date year range: 1917-1918
    event place: El Paso County, Texas, United States
    gender: Male
    birth date: 14 Feb 1887
    birthplace: Victoria, Texas, United States
    country of citizenship: United States
    nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
    nara publication number: M1509
    film number: 1953282
    digital folder number: 005152950
    image number: 01989
    Collection: Benton Stafford Thurmond, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"


    From FindAGrave

    Las Cruces Sun-News
    October 24, 1951

    THURMOND FUNERAL PENDS ARRIVAL OF SON FROM GERMANY

    Funeral Services for D.S. Thurmond, 64, Hatch, who died Monday are pending the arrival of his son, Graham Funeral Home Reported.

    Mr. Thurmond, a farmer, Hatch, died suddenly Monday morning.

    His son is Lt. William Thurmond, expected here from his station in Stuttgart, Germany sometime tommorrow.

    Other survivors include two brothers and two sisters.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1920 Census
    New Mexico, Grant County, Pr 26, Hurley
    Enum 14 Feb 1920
    SD 211 ED 57 Sheet 25B
    Romero Street
    115-532-544
    Thurmond B S Head M W 33 M Tx Tx Tx Clerk Copper Co Office
    Thurmond Lucille Wife F W 26 M Tx Tenn Tx

    Family/Spouse: Loucile Cowen. Loucile was born about 1894 in Texas; died on 21 Jul 1950 in Hatch, Dona Ana County, New Mexico; was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Hatch, Do?a Ana County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Joseph Stafford Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alfred2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 14 Jun 1888; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Kunkel. Margaret was born after 1888; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 16.  Martha Stafford Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alfred2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 6 Oct 1889.

    Family/Spouse: William Whitelaw Gordon. William was born about 1889; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 17.  Fletcher Samuel Jones Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 27 Aug 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in Feb 1936.

    Family/Spouse: Laura Edna Drumgoole. Laura was born about 1907; died in in Gillet, Karnes County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 18.  Zip Thurmond Jones Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 11 Aug 1886; and died.

  7. 19.  Margaret Jones Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 10 Feb 1890; died on 14 Jan 1967 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.

    Family/Spouse: Fred Greenleaf. Fred was born about 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 20.  Laurie Jones Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died about 1912 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Said to have been accidentally shot by a playmate.


  9. 21.  Annie Laura Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sam2, 1.Columbus1) was born in 1895.

    Notes:

    She was said to have married Dave Rob Black.


  10. 22.  Sam Columbia Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sam2, 1.Columbus1) was born in 1896; died in 1963.

    Sam married Maud Joy in 1920. Maud was born in 1898; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 23.  Walter Ben Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sam2, 1.Columbus1) was born in 1898; died in 1970.

    Family/Spouse: Bessie Ricketson. Bessie was born in 1898; died in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 24.  George Murat Thurmond, II Descendancy chart to this point (8.George2, 1.Columbus1) was born in Feb 1898 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1966 in North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

  13. 25.  Mary Agnes Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (8.George2, 1.Columbus1) was born in Apr 1899 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 1958 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3ZJ-SL8
    name: Mary Agnes Cobb
    event: Death
    event date: 22 Feb 1958
    event place: Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States
    gender: Female
    marital status: Married
    birth date: 30 Apr 1899
    birthplace: , Texas
    father's name: George M Thurmond
    mother's name: Mary Agnes Mitchell
    certificate number: 12516
    film number: 2115251
    digital folder number: 005145670
    image number: 03358
    Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Mary Agnes Cobb, 1958


  14. 26.  Roger Harold Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (8.George2, 1.Columbus1) was born on 8 Dec 1904 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1970 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K36G-LWH
    name: Roger H Thurmond
    event: Death
    event date: 24 Mar 1970
    event place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
    gender: Male
    marital status: Married
    birth date: 08 Dec 1904
    Usual occupation: Public Official, District Judge
    birthplace: , Texas
    father's name: George M Thurmond
    mother's name: Rosalie Comolli
    Cemetery: West Lawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Texas
    certificate number: 16233
    film number: 2223246
    digital folder number: 005145932
    image number: 00969
    Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Roger H Thurmond, 1970


  15. 27.  Alfred Seymour Thurmond Descendancy chart to this point (8.George2, 1.Columbus1) was born about 1909 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1919 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX3T-8Z6
    name: Seymour Thurmond
    death date: 30 Jul 1919
    death place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
    gender: Male
    race: White
    death age: 9 years
    estimated birth date: 1910
    birth date:
    birthplace: Del Rio, Texas
    marital status: Single
    spouse's name:
    father's name: George M. Thurmond
    father's birthplace: Victoria, Texas
    mother's name: Rosalia Comolli
    mother's birthplace: Austin, Texas
    occupation: School Boy
    place of residence:
    cemetery:
    burial place: Del Rio, Texas
    burial date: 31 Jul 1919
    additional relatives:
    film number: 2073634
    digital film number: 4167856
    image number: 1948
    reference number: cn 20322
    Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Seymour Thurmond, 1919



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